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Hello my faithful readers! I have a really fun and different post up today! In honor of a brand new year and another year of writing, I would LOVE to give you something! You probably know by now that I love to read and always have a pile of books waiting to be read. I would like to share some of those books with you! Below are the items that I am giving away and here are the steps to enter:

-Comment below, on my blog Facebook page, or my Instagram Stories something that you are looking forward to this year, and also which book you would like to receive. -You can comment on each platform for an additional entry as well!-The contest will end on Tuesday, February 12th at 5:00pm CST. -I will enter each entry for each book in a drawing and will select a winner at random. -Once a winner has been selected, I will contact you for your shipping information. -I am currently only shipping within the United States at this time.

Love Skip Jump: Start Living the Adventure of Yes by Shelene Bryan

Enough: 10 Things We Should Tell Teenage Girls by Kate Conner

Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better by Brant Hansen

Make Your Mark: A 40-Day Devotional by Gateway Women

Oola: Find Balance in an Unbalanced World by Dave Braun and Troy Amdahl

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The last year was an interesting one for my writing and personal life, but I learned a lot of things along the way. If you are in the blogging and writing world, I wanted to share with you my takeaways and thoughts from year three.

Sometimes blogging is not the main priority. Sometimes you need a break for your own mental health or tend to things that are more important. There were a few months that I just needed to stop writing and focus on work, family, and rest and that’s ok. Sometimes you need to take a break to find your vision again and gain inspiration. I think that earlier last year I lost my vision and didn’t even know how to move forward. I found my purpose and vision for blogging again at the end of the year, but I’m so glad that I let myself take that break.

You need to take care of yourself. You cannot serve your audience, your friends, or your family if you are exhausted, weary, or just faking it until you make it. You can’t preach what you can’t practice!

Your blog is YOURS. Take the pressure off and don’t compare your work to someone else’s. You get create your own vision, mission, and have creative freedom! You may not have a huge amount of followers, blog views, Instagram likes, etc…but that’s ok!

Unless blogging is your full-time job, don’t treat it like that. You do not have to keep to a strict posting schedule. Earlier last year I told myself that I would post three times a week for the whole year. However, that happened for about a week and then burnout ensued. Since then I have learned how much I can handle so that I can also thrive in my full-time job.

My Favorite Blog Posts from 2018:

26 Hours in LA & San Fran–It should not come as a surprise that one of my favorite blog posts was related to traveling. This trip was so memorable and great to see different parts of California.